Temporary Retail Goes Upmarket In China’s Stylish Cities Nouveau Riche Pop Up Store in Sanlitun Village (Beijing) Temporary retail spaces have been a popular trend state-side for quite a while, with big brands using them to promote new collections and collaborations or small scenes of selectively curated items. With more mainland Chinese consumers becoming not…
Month: March 2019
Shanghai Tang Previews Autumn/Winter 2010 Line In Hong Kong
“Devastating Beauty” Line Reflects China’s Rapid Economic Growth And Optimism Of The Chinese People Luxury Insider has posted a number of photos today from this week’s Shanghai Tang Autumn/Winter 2010 press preview in Hong Kong. Called “Devastating Beauty” and originally announced earlier this year, the new line is very much in line with the brand’s…
Luxury “Created In China” May Come Sooner Than You Think
Chinese Luxury Brands No Longer Content To Imitate Western Trends, Looking Inward To Develop Unique Style Although European luxury brands are counting on China to power profits for years to come, Chinese brands have their own plans to crack their home market Last year, Jing Daily wrote about the gradual emergence of home-grown Chinese luxury…
Chinese Models Rising In The Ranks
Part One Of Jing Daily’s Fashion Industry Analysis China's top models graced the cover of Vogue China's September issue As new Chinese consumers claim a growing share of the luxury market, Jing Daily has been looking at what global luxury brands have been doing to court these consumers. With the luxury industry continuing to look…
2011 Trend Watch: Fashion Celebs Personally Making the Scene in Beijing and Shanghai?
Diane von Furstenberg: “I’d Like To Sell Every Chinese A T-Shirt” Diane von Furstenberg in front of a new Zhang Huan artwork. (Photo: Doug Kanter for the New York Times). In the midst of a recent trip to Beijing, Belgian-American fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, spoke to the New York Times about her plans for…
Event Coverage: “Dutch Fashion Here & Now” At Shanghai Fashion Week
Amsterdam-Based Fashion Recruitment/Consultancy Agency HTNK Organizes Event With Fashion Designers And Recent Graduates Cutting-edge Dutch design in Shanghai This weekend, Jing Daily attended “Dutch Fashion Here & Now” at Shanghai Fashion Week. Consisting of runway shows, sourcing events, private fittings and showrooms, Dutch Fashion Here & Now — which continues until October 26 — looks to introduce…
Luxury Brands Seek Inspiration In Shanghai
Hermès, Other Brands Recognizing Importance Of Chinese Luxury Market, Designing Shanghai-Inspired Collections And Limited Edition Items Shanghai Tang calls itself "China's first luxury brand." Lingering global economic woes have sent Chinese luxury consumers leapfrogging past their counterparts in more established markets, leading the world’s top luxury brands to fight tooth and nail for more market…
What Does ‘Masstige’ Mean For China?
Diffusion Lines As A Fashion Industry Trend Lanvin's collaboration with H&M is the latest example of 'masstige' While it’s long functioned as a successful fashion industry strategy, “masstige” has gained new currency as the buzzword of the moment, following the announcement of a capsule-collection collaboration between Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz and fast-fashion retailer H&M. Elbaz…
Will A Narrowing Price Gap Entice Chinese To Buy Luxury Products Domestically?
Luxury Brands Raising Prices In Europe and the US, While China Isn’t Seeing Price Increases Louis Vuitton’s Neverfull PM, which is now only 532 RMB ($81USD) cheaper in the US and 936 RMB (102 euros) in France. Luxury goods in Europe and North America have historically been about one-third cheaper than the same products in…
Who Are China’s Fast Fashion Contenders?
Some In China Feel Country’s Fashion Industry Headed Towards Fast Fashion Rather Than Luxury Actor Wentworth Miller was tapped for ME&CITY's first collection in 2009 While the buzzword “fast fashion” may be somewhat new to the China market, fast fashion itself has been around in some form or another for the past few decades, mostly…